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His sophomore album may be closer to a release than expected and if the first few tracks are any indication, Kendrick will be holding onto his throne as hip hop’s new king.

♩ Kendrick Lamar – i [single]

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I hope these two never stop making music. Some producers and MCs just click…similar to the vibes that Flying Lotus and Kendrick Lamar have, Freddie and Madlib keep old school gangster vibes going on Pinata. I love the sample on this track too (Thuggin is also on this record but that song has been out forever)

♩ Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Shame (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid0 [from Piñata] (via soundcloud)

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The T.D.E. crew continues to impress with every release. Obviously King Kendrick is still killing it with his various features and collabs with Flying Lotus, but his labelmates do not disappoint either. Schoolboy Q’s debut full length had features from fellow T.D.E. cohorts Jay Rock and Kendrick and other big names in hip hop like 2 Chainz and Tyler, The Creator.

♩ Schoolboy Q – Man of the Year [from Oxymoron] (via soundcloud)

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I love when it’s obvious that rappers have beat envy. 0-100 was one of those tracks that every rapper wanted when they heard it because everyone soon released their own freestyles or remixes over that beat. Say what you want about Drake, but he can rap (sometimes) and he always gets dope production.

♩ Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up [single] (via soundcloud)

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As Childish Gambino preps the release of his latest mixtape, three new tracks have dropped this month. I’m a big fan of Mr. Glover, the actor and rapper, so i’ve been a very this month.

The first track to surface/leak is the eloquently titled “Fuck Your Blog”. The comedic track features Yung Humma and Flynt Flossy and is a direct jab at the haters that think Gambino’s hip hop flame is a fluke and undeserving.

♩Fuck Your Blog (ft. Yung Humma Flynt Flossy)

Next up, “Unnecessary”, which features ScHoolboy Q and premiered on Funkmaster Flex, hence the bleeps and radio tags.

The last track to surface is also my favorite of the bunch. Gambino released “We Ain’t Them” personally on his twitter account, hot on the heels of a pretty major vent session. Rather than going on the offensive, like he did with “Fuck Your Blog”, he goes on the defensive with this track and raps about the direction of his hip hop career. I’m not exactly sure why he feels like he as to defend himself. He’s been my favorite hip hop artist since I first listened to the I Am Not a Rapper mixtapes and his live show is insanely good (my favorite of 2012 right now). As far as i’m concerned, we need more hip hop artists like Gambino. You can download “We Ain’t Them” here and stay tuned for more Gambino.

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